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 "answer": "In the Town of Georgina, Ontario, development charges & levies rules are set by By-law 2025-0053 (AD-5), A By-law to Impose Development Charges in the Town of Georgina and 1 other bylaw, verified 2026-10-19. Non-residential charge: Town-wide $32.23/sq.m; Keswick $49.52/sq.m; Sutton $45.01/sq.m; Sutton High Street Sewer $45.01/sq.m; Queensway East and West $80.92/sq.m. Services covered: Library, fire/rescue, parks/recreation, development studies, highways/public works/roads, storm drainage; area-specific water, wastewater, sewer.",
 "municipality_id": "gx-001524",
 "municipality": "Georgina",
 "status_type": "Town",
 "jurisdiction": "Ontario",
 "country": "CA",
 "topic": "development_charges",
 "label": "Development charges & levies",
 "status": "found",
 "last_verified": "2026-10-19",
 "official_website": "http://www.Georgina.ca/",
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   "title": "By-law 2025-0053 (AD-5), A By-law to Impose Development Charges in the Town of Georgina",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": "2025-08-13",
   "document_url": "https://www.georgina.ca/sites/default/files/2026-01/bylaw-2025-0053-ad-5-to-impose-develoment-charges-in-the-town-of-georgina.pdf",
   "summary": "Town of Georgina DC by-law 2025-0053 (AD5), York Region; imposes town-wide and area-specific (Keswick, Sutton) charges.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-on",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
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   "document_number": "2025-0053",
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   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Town-wide $33,255; Keswick $36,729; Sutton $35,849; Sutton High Street Sewer $36,088; Queensway East and West $40,496 per single/semi-detached unit (effective Sept 1, 2025)",
    "apartment_charge": "Apartments >700 sq.ft.: $23,279 town-wide (Keswick $25,711; Sutton $25,095); <700 sq.ft.: $16,073 town-wide (Keswick $17,752; Sutton $17,327) per unit (effective Sept 1, 2025)",
    "non_residential_charge": "Town-wide $32.23/sq.m; Keswick $49.52/sq.m; Sutton $45.01/sq.m; Sutton High Street Sewer $45.01/sq.m; Queensway East and West $80.92/sq.m",
    "services_covered": "Library, fire/rescue, parks/recreation, development studies, highways/public works/roads, storm drainage; area-specific water, wastewater, sewer",
    "exemptions": "Exempt: education/municipal/First Nations lands, long-term care, affordable/attainable/non-profit housing, farm buildings, places of worship, small accessory uses, temporary buildings, additional residential units/dwelling enlargement; reductions for redevelopment, industrial enlargement, rental housing",
    "payment_timing": "Calculated/payable on first building permit issuance; permit not issued until paid in full; owner may agree to pay before or later; Act ss. 26.1/26.2 instalments apply; charges referenced in Schedules B-D payable the date bylaw comes into force",
    "indexing_expiry": "Adjusted annually commencing July 2026 and each July 15 thereafter by 12-month change in Statistics Canada Non-residential Building Construction Price Index while bylaw in force"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Schedule \"B\"; s. 19",
    "apartment_charge": "Schedule \"B\"",
    "non_residential_charge": "Schedule \"B\"",
    "services_covered": "Schedule \"A\"",
    "exemptions": "s. 3(2)-(10)",
    "payment_timing": "s. 11(1)-(5); s. 19",
    "indexing_expiry": "s. 16"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/georgina/development-charges/bylaw-2025-0053/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
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   "primary": true,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Schedule of Development Charge Rates, effective July 1, 2026",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "announcement",
   "status": "adopted",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.georgina.ca/sites/default/files/2026-06/dc-rates-effective-july-1-2026.pdf",
   "summary": "rates page: effective July 1, 2026: $34,219 per single/semi town-wide ($37,794 Keswick, $36,889 Sutton); apartment >700 sq.ft. $23,954; non-res $3.08/ft2. York Region (May 21 2026) $47,644 private well/septic, $84,718 municipal servicing per single; school boards $8,934.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-on",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
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   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/35f0addef0767b8b76bdaec3fbfbd32cc597620d6fec96dbd0a85d1cdde1b6c9.pdf",
   "link_dead": false,
   "facts": {
    "single_detached_charge": "$34,219 per unit town-wide (Keswick $37,794; Sutton $36,889; Queensway E&W $41,670), Town of Georgina, July 1, 2026; York Region ($47,644–$84,718) and education ($8,934) extra",
    "apartment_charge": ">700 sq.ft. $23,954; <700 sq.ft. $16,539 per unit town-wide (Keswick $26,457/$18,267; Sutton $25,823/$17,829), Town of Georgina, July 1, 2026; Region and education DCs extra",
    "non_residential_charge": "$33.16 per sq.m. ($3.08/sq.ft.) town-wide; Keswick $50.96; Sutton $46.32; Queensway E&W $83.27 per sq.m. (Town of Georgina, July 1, 2026); York Region and education DCs extra"
   },
   "fact_citations": {
    "single_detached_charge": "Single & Semi-Detached",
    "apartment_charge": "Apartments",
    "non_residential_charge": "Non-Residential"
   },
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/georgina/development-charges/schedule-of-development-charge-rates-effective-july-1-2026/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  },
  {
   "primary": false,
   "is_official": true,
   "title": "Development Charges page, Town of Georgina",
   "category": "development_charges",
   "document_type": "bylaw_index",
   "status": "n/a",
   "adopted_date": null,
   "document_url": "https://www.georgina.ca/municipal-government/development-charges",
   "summary": "Town page listing every rate sheet since 2021 plus 2025 consolidated study.",
   "discovered_by": "dc-on",
   "discovered_at": "2026-10-19",
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   "captured_at": "2026-10-19T15:54:40+00:00",
   "capture_http_status": 200,
   "snapshot_url": "https://pub-e61c5ee2a8704225bfa8de0c280e8a2c.r2.dev/bylaws/ae5b2b9a29331ea8c3702230ce59f8925b272097a0813e80c8e75025a705cb71.html",
   "link_dead": false,
   "transcript_url": "/ca/on/georgina/development-charges/development-charges-page-town-of-georgina/",
   "transcript_quality": "exact"
  }
 ],
 "source": "https://govanswers.org/ca/on/georgina/development-charges/"
}